Where does “pusok” come from?

pusok (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *pusəg, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəj — navel.

pusok (Toba Batak): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “pusok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*pusəgnavel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpusəjnavel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pusəj →Every word from Proto-Batak *pusəg →